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TAP it.'seittlz4(patilpiNt,riyabi. to- the' earrlorr.
Molisa to ForroPirttio'rio4t of the City it Mr TiOLL'oao
:rodr.irsoir ;Toro DOitlO3 ri,A.Morrlioterlio MOM
Dow.,r.ocroziszr,*mpoitorarlably 14 advance for the
tIDIO. - oXtred‘ -
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kaapaciiteirs out or ,W,o CityafTplorCDol,.
looolso Arisari, to " -- - ; ,
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- Wlrsiiptot,l•REss. , -
Tie Wastit veese win be ieat to 00taairibart by
`cil2ol•l;•(oot,anautu, In atranoo,) at
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,g 42
-Tisrao 00plosi: - , 6 00
,/tot_o Coplas,_... • ,< ' "' • - , 00
Tea Copra'', ' - "12 00
Ttratrcoplea; " (tonne addresa)..•2o 00
: • ,Irwetrly Copts! ~or oter, " (to iddpass•ofe4. • '
' 1 20
leor a (Hub of Ttroaty.ooo over t - we *ad 00
sitaktiopy to the gettem4up at the Club. t. •
- - tcr-Postimiatera , ato;raqoatte4 to .aottus;diento for
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Vatei
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WARBURTONM. *thilT/15 1 .F. , -
covairNed,Povrat HEAD :-. •
Embrace all the paint/ ilheassaq to
' • • GllNTEEbleirge'f, •
and. all The ititaita and- nicer elevuicies*hl4.lmplt: ‘;
ruts/, oompowr, AND, DVRAIRIATT.
Bentlemen are harltecl to call - ono examine --
- 440 9111S8SNU1 Street.
15,ifte:
41-latliline IIetIOICS'I'OE - THE'HOLT
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a-T O ---The : following -hooka Will be sold at:ne.
o i
_ nes ' l,vlo.priess„ited, neOlft, worth .Ikon 50 cents to
':-21 'given with every-linok r eold: Tenpins Mitidisalog
thlllll thus got two valuable Presents for , the *me
; Mindurit of wone;i,forawlieh, they..eel:9R,, pittolieee ;ohs
-.elsewhere, -
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-, ;Tonth'sf ILeepielte...sl 25. Perroat-ine.not ...'" ~21 50
, - yaven t le
,forgetaue- ‘'. 'Friend , hip's Offering 160
not ' -- • ' - 1 - 26' Yriendship , a Token 4• .1 50
' The PetAnunal;;;:. 3. , `25 Veleodshies Olfs. - . - .. 160
The Ti01et„, , :5,,.... 4 25 MOOT - Agectlon - ..... 1 40
The IttisePad"...:4.. 125 LidleirWiiith - ~ 100
The IttrintpingDird.'l4 26 Zadyis , „Scrapllook.. 1 00
The garland' at, T0..,'„: ' atairtorytuAift..;..,. 100
7: keno( Trleteleb l o. 'l 'oo . Vie gem 0 0,1 51 s tf 5. 1-60
The Pitlgoll,ll/(1111i. 1 50 n rio,/isuiteThiltsa-.. - .7 1 50
_ - TheTnielleflev.,A,, ,-- 1150 •Thillissis 7 1tesse,!,:, c.qt: 110
/ ,,, The4lanblenii.:“,-1 1 - 150, 14 Phitailfewla - ' ' .1.,Cdl
,:rhettartenit.. - .. - .,:...-1 - 4.0 - -rielfreemioniele'44- -, e
-The (liirlatisn Keep. ,' - -nual ' '' 110 '
~,..; 'sake - - '- ~ ' --- , 1 60, The slitgarilia...;„;,:, 100;
-.The • - Seligioni Soave. -.1 The 90140kt/qt.., Rao
- .Each of the elbow Books In handsomely boUnd in
- morocco, falt gdt, and illustrated with colored and-fine •
steel plates. , • --, -- • • . , :- '
LallaVoidth, 840, cloth: extra' gilt • • ' $6 00,
' ,4 ~, - .' 41 - Turkey, out.' ' -' - 000.
Lady of the bale, Oro, cloth, extra gilt"... . -..,, 5 00
e -,, e- " , Turkey , ant, 600 •
The biadeig m o rocco, full gil - ' ' - • 4 00,
The Souvenir Gallery, , ~..,, • '-
The /look of. the Boudoir " 400
The Hook ot 'Aunty - - 00
Leelleta Of ideuicry, Turkey, falligilt . ' '5 00 '
The OrtintalAnnual, ~ ant - - ' • 600. 1
The Ogiaket;:mOrocto, full gilt. - d 60
- The Lades Gift, nuiroceof full gilt - 6Po
The Am..Landecepe Annual, caah, gilt 0 00
•" - .„, . ,- , 4, .. zoorocco,gilt - '4 00
..‘ . , t$ ft 4 . ant 600
Gem of the :45+:0n, Turkey, ant 1 00
Keepsake Annual, cloth, gilt _ 300
~ •a . u_ morocco, gilt ' - ' 400
-.“ - ~ _ant -, - - '- 600
'Winter Wreath, cloth', gilt , - 300
,I , ' ~ , morocco, nut • , ' 500
'TURA Keepsake, royal Bars cloth, gilt ' - 890
4,, •• ,4 - •-' - 4, . : morocco, out .. . .:., . 600
The *bore: Animals are entirely new, splendidly D.
Initrated • with. Merl °upswings, selected, with grief
- 'ogretidal the best editions -" pub lished In the United
, ' ' L.4DIUS , ALII6IB '
The Pet Album ' p l. 00 reeves otgriendahltSl 76
The - Messenger:lllrd - 'Leaves - of 'Affection.. F7B
'llltrhuf - - ' ' 100 MeV hilogarotAlbum 175
The Sunbeam Album.-1 00 Token of Love 174
The' Clem Album,... 100 Alban at Heart...... 200
The Rosebud Album , TOO Landscape Album...". 200
The Gifteatbart...... 1 00 Porget•meedatAthuin 200
Album of Lore 1 76 Album Of Memory::: 2,00
Album of , Romero., Souvenir Album.:-. 200
bronco) • - 1 - 75 Friendahlp Album... -2 00
The, above Albume are all beautifully illestrated with
*Steel engravings and colored Illnatratiena,"and hand.
eomely,bound in morocco, qtrs. ' • : ' • •
AntoraplifioOks, morocco .. , i $1 25
ri ' 44 antique., 100
' Simi fitod,lot one of the above beautifully bound and
ippropriatffpreaenta. Do•not forget the peculiar, ;fez.
tore of these 1164:e la; that with Avery book rurchased
.io n u n l r e e t ti r o g i t i ttnn, a gift-worth hom illy cents to one
” - Persons at a daaa : -
ncewieldng any of Use above value.
- pie Hooka will be fdrniehed' with- them by express or
mall, on their renalttine• the price. e ! .--- - -., '— - -
. Dorset's ordering Do t i* sent' by will will - ploge send
twenty-one - cents pos L for Stooks from 11,t,0 Pi and
this ty- air: cents for Books MOST than that amount. ,
Addresa, , • .a - O.O.I2TANS, - ' '
del7-thatulOt 4:10 0128TNIIT Olivet, Phlllulalplaise - .
_
ILIMBRE,ILAStr • ' . .
, ,
NEW YEAR PRESENTS,
Felt SAES 3Y -
- 4951. A & 00.,
- '246 24 4 , !, 81LET Street
CALL AND SEE -
The Greatest
l'AntliTT or
`llOl,l.ltA P it . 1341118
Ever Irthibited - . „
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TRO Oltr. Or
'
PgruDELilitif f
eitil he sold atexeeedhaVy' e -
Low Palos
-AT .
Arls„EWl3.l-i
-, , 713 CREBTNI7I I BT.
LOOKING GLASBES,
gNOBATINOO,
lan
OIL PAINTINGS,
CHRISTMAS PRES&HTS.
JAMES 8. EARLE
O&M for ante the Dullest Aaaortment of qteebove,
et the .I.OWEBT.,PRIOES to be toned in the
DABLEVS beautiful ItLIJBTP4TXOI43 of
."BtAROARET,i ,
XECMITBD.
BMWS GALLERIES,
816 CHESTNUT Street.
MELVIN'S
AME'RICAN
GIFT BOOK' STOUE,
808 0117,13fNUT STREET,
BELOW rOZIBTIT
EOXJD&YB
GIFT BOORB
. , .
GUTS ion TELE HOLIDAYS: , de7o9w
ORBAT BARGAINS - •
1 , 08
MUMMA AND NEW TEAR
-PRESENTS.
LADIPN , WINITII CLOMP.,
ANDIIGTION
- IN PIIN6B,
TA mit 1 Rtt scisolg.
J.W. Pltooson.&. co.,
.Baceetwore to Oeo . Dolph* ty'Co. •
de2243a12 - - • 708 011XSTNGT street
Watches, Jewelry, _lke.
•
p. • , -
WILSON & 9,014
Aare nos on band the ]argent titanic
SILVER' WARS ,
- • - 15-1101 OITT,,
.rmelmilvely of their own -manufacture and
WARRANTED. '
PersoivOesirona of purOmaiag are tespeotfollt in
Wind tdeaffroOtrotroaltie foribeainehres, at. the
, ewe 1131ApLIE.11D-STAND,
`110,194vi • O. W. Oor. YLI Tlt end.OAYhBY Street!
10141 LET & CO.; CHESTNUT STREET,
'3l-1 Manufacturers of
.„."" 1111110 OrIebLIWOILYSit WABI.
17ndettheli, losneptlos on the promfees eialtralrely
. C . 4tiammehd &tenor; ars hieltratto visit oar man--
' - WATCHES.
Constantly on hand ti splendid, /dock of Bawler
Natalie., of all the celebrated mato,
"DIAMONDS.- 2. . • •
liipolasafe, Brie:Wets, Brocades, Seer - S tag/,
Binge, cad all other artiolei In the Diamond line.
Dreetags of NSW hIEBIQNb,wiII be,. made free of
charge for visiting inirk made to order.
RICH GOTiDIEWNLRY.
kbeaatifal israrlinent'df the'new Pyles of line
9 tinielij;llPhina Idoialojbtoie and
'9hen cameo,
,Pang„ Coral; barbunole;hlatoniefte, •
• ' •, • UM; , he.
vontrpio nop3,-Dukixo; : .
,8r0nze,..1.1110 sed lloble-14.0083, of newest stiles,
&eh, or sonerlor wal-sitiatlay
',l;S:,•zr-Az'OlirELL -a; 0.-,
am • - 482 onnsmur Sir/AA, _ , •
- 041,1140 0 4 4, nor steamero:itow etyleg
i f i.Joiretry;Ohatelatoo;Tost OLudos.
• 138440dhl 8201, gift VOL' „ • -
- Vomit Atando, fitigat Diokets.
40044 and Photilooes.-
Ooioli7e4O and !foliate Hoot. -
Solo tAgOnta Jo-I.llLidOlphiti for the tole of Ohaties
rro4ohozals LONDON TIME-N.DEPVI2B, - 4,10
ifint ,
p SVILIII Aid I 11010 N kr Stri, •
,:,#4lnrir f terußolla _Nil, vzit trin
( r ITAIMtaII 3412,)
° 4 r drlfFl ul
71
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1r:= 1 ci14x7441711,; , o
.640,0400tistaatltetihand,ormadetoorder tothateh'
nny pattern deartd. '
' • IMpothirs:. Of litettleld - and Birmingham intsmrtmt
irate— - . . seBo-d4aly
&
4P • • , xiirourias ,
IsuprowpLATED Whi ttlf,
/to. 1504 Ohi•t444"BBltteat,,, - above _nail, top stoke,
Philadelphia. '
Moi otTzt bend and for mho to the Trade,
M t it_' MOTO* 8101VIOX SETS, USN
PITO EA BLISTE{, cups. VAITY,gB, see
itsioecAß:rosts, Klditsa v SPooll6; 19RO,
46%4 Piatlnfog 11 1 klildf"er inal&i "lair
,
At . ICCE,D
LTA,
The 841:!tribk_qtaii i,bmtrqqacieni itiitittfaeturin hi
Ne Pluklllint
w~lciitocustomers.
‘.LAnalt in' !NALL etrenielea: ,
,9r4gresitirankti MOD'S 11113 R 6'l'oll4llV be °rum
teigliateendee
JOSIIIIA - "WAIGHT, '
ynaliff oomit; elld FROMM% Op..
plt„
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:„ CROABDALR,VIIRIM, 06_00, 3
- 1431 3 3* :34 :43 )4,4lP,ol"fitril
settalkig, 1 1 /VOLL ORO ALS -
fig.."3.O B 4_ 4I, IkPROSPAAte
- oue.•zettru&SDALL r 411014 & 00
Att:tti 11'1 Nu:
: 1 1 ,41 . &
'Ffnik - 4t I O24OO4.4,OOOjitASARS ,
4p14 4 0.0407AALICL* 0 9n er4311:
• '; - !*191 1 14110 WOW Orid.,,
VOL t-NO. i3O.
INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE
• , •
3.467. •
thi,Aininarate.ittent nr the Stook: - dere le . be held
lie the Ookipany's )fee • NO. 4 SXOI3IANGII - . on VET&
1 1041 ri farmort. 4 00e. 58 858, , at 12 ()Week nuon and au
'elect - ha for Whl:blen,DeFeetnea will be held at came
_And' ix, MONDAY, January n, 16.58, between .the
'hunim or 70 o'clock, A At and 1 o'clock P. 141:
: de2s.lJan YAIt,LIAIL BLARPElR,Secretary.
FFICE:`OI? THE NORTH PENNSYL.
..WA141.4. RAILROAD COMPANY.
Tbh Anneal sleeting of tho Stockholders of "THE
HORTIUPSHNSTLYANIA. RAILROAD , COktPANY,"
ho held at the • °Moo of the' Company, No. M
WALNUT, Above Fourth street, Philadel Ala, on HON.
DAY,fanusrY 11', 185EI at 1 1 o'clock A M., at which
time and elm an Election will he hold fora President
and Ten Direotors, to serve for the ensuing 3•osr.
deZ•dtjall 'EDWARD AltkleTitON(l, Secretary.
NQTXCE.-7-01Reti of tbo Westmoreland Coal
1 . OotopanyiThiledelphte, setember 19th /851.
The'annund illeetiogor the Stookholdere of this corn•
poly wilt be hata at their office, No. 290: koutti TIIIRD
Street, on WEDNESDAY, the eth or Januar, ,• IRS, at
12 e , clce.k,,at- , whlch time' en Illection will la's held tor
V4VOII Directore, and a Bearden , and Treasurer, to
acres teethe atoning year , _ J.9o se ly rey.
O t N ar .
11e2144,14 _ , ,
reOTICE.-:- °nice •the Beaver- Meadow
ti Railroad Conipm
Pnlbarnernms, December 14,1867.
The arinnarnieetleg of She Btockholdern of the Dearer
Meadow Railroad 'and Coat Company will be held at
their office._ No. 822 WALNUT Btteot, on MONDAY,
the 18th of Janilary next, at 12 o'clock. at which time an
election will be held for President and tell Directors for
the ensuing per.
ipel64tltaitit. L, tit hiantauss, Rec. - and 'Prose:
. .
Otridt•Ot fnartliODUatifi.OVNTAlN
00.—PICILADivetns, Dm 18,
18111—Ihe 'annual nxisetlogif the Stockholders of thla
Conlie:A.o4M be held it r office, l'Co. 88 8. FOURTH'
Street, en MONDAY, Abe Bth January, at 11 o'clock
A Iff., atoir hick time there will be in election of TN ,
rectore.tofierrA for the miming seer. '
di1241-dtjalS WM. 0. LVDWW, Secretory.
ifiILECTION-+-PENN MUTUAL LIFE IN
litatAxcE 00meamt
+An slectLon,for Nino irttateon, to serve for three mr!,
bo told st.tlio fjEcs of the Company, on MONDAY,
January 4,186 A, Polls open nt.lo sad close at 12 A M.
l'fitta.DELYttu, December.2l,
443 28,30/04 ,JOAN W. IfORIVOR,
OFFICE ' OF TUE INSURANCE COM
PANS OF NORTH AMEDIOA..—PIIII4I4I.PAA,
December 0 at, 1051.—The animal meeting of the stock.
holders will bold st the oflire of the Company, No. 231
WALNUT Street/ on MONDAY, January 11th. 1655, at
12obloek of 'and 'on TOESDAF, the day following,
January 12th, 1808, an Election will be bold for Direc•
tors, to serve the eneitiogyear.
jal•dt.l42 131.1NRY D. fiIIEDREED, Fecreiary,
inkIVIDEND—XE W ORLEANS GAS
COhiPANY.—£4.amene , AND MECHANIC'S'
BANNt 141114304M5, December 81, 1857.—The Direc
tor( of the New Orleans. Light Company hate de
clared a seini-atiunir Dtvidend or ME PO O;NT.
payable MAW Bonk, to the Philadelphia Stockholdere,
alter thitret day ot January next.
0. M. 1.1.W15 : Cashier.
MOE INTEREST DUE JANUARY 1,
itaVIIIWNWNTAIITIIMT
OW will be paid on preteutation of the Ooopoos at the
'peke of R. B. WrifilTdzl &We WALNUT
Street, aIIiSON, Veneerer.
Pretiondoit, Dee. df t lefif. de23:4Ja2
PublirOonl.
,
illtIOUN8! •
I'oCkET DAY 43001%.
P,
'POR - 108,--Japt ii l lash o edta r d
R fo i r e ss it a
lobyoo.,
• - • No. d 3 Boith SIXTH Btrestiabove Chesnut
The Darßook contains en Almanae, Tables or Coin
parstlys Medicine; Bases, Polsoco and their Antidotes,
British and Yrtench • Medicinal' Measures, Atomic
Weights snd Coiditn -- ItitigeklortiOnst„Adiales of ne
Comparative Thermometric Smiles, Maths—Einsple aa4
Medicinal, Tables of Dona of all the principal pre
parations of the Phermacopla, Visiting List mad flutes,
Blanks for Monetary Engagements, Dank Account,
Nurses , Addresses, Bills cud Accounts asked for, Vac
cination and Obstetric Engagernants, English, French,
and American Medical Periodicals, /to.; a c.
Being prepared with the co-operation of- several
eminent members - of the Profession, the Publishers
trust that this little. Manual will fill a want hitherto
iinsupplied, and witli a vieeeto its future improvement,
'will be hem tiy resolve any suggestions respecting
emendations, additione, &e.
The above are prepared, for ; 25 and MI patients, and
bound In variousatyles, jet
CIRIGINAL ' EDITION OF CHARLES
• PICTOBIith SHAHSPEATID—IncIud•
lug the Doubtful plays and Biography, and illualmted
with very numerous Engraving" on Wood, in the high
,eat style of art; forming 8 veil, imperial 8 vo.
The mobecrlbers bay° been enabled to imam tbree
copies' of tblerriagniGoont edition of Sbakepeare, which
bee lung been exceedingly scarce, Innnediato • applica
tion will banana/417:p . relent disappointment in pro
moringnoplee • -Di 1:n10g &CO ,
• - repo of Engliebliooke,
;-• Aid ./ , L)f0,113364 , 11.EXTE016, "Leis onelsup.
MUSIC—ALONE.--Thia new "and
11 popular Dead can be hid at
, BECK & LAWTON'S,
S. E. corner SEVENTH and CHESTNUT.
LEE & WALK SR'S,
deUt.tlta CIIEBT,M)T, beta* Eighth Street.
Sot Salt nub Oro tel.
nESLEABLE orrlCE.§ at 620 WALNUT
syf titr, oppealte the State Nouse; one of the boat
bnalnem 'locations in . Philadelphia, with heat, light,
and all modern conyenlepce. Apply on the premiees,
Boom No. 8, to G. W. 3. MAU, Agent. awn
pren mp anie e.
LIVELLS,TARGO, & CO"
vV ir NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA EXPRESS CO
and EXIMANON Datums ;
A JOINT STOCK COMPANY.
CAPITAL MONO •
OFFICE, 400 CHESTNUT STREET,
• PHILADP.LPIITA.
Express rent-to Clmfonnta, Ossomt, nod SAND
WICH IBLANDS on the NI and 10th, and to LlAv.tto. on
7th,l2th, and 27th of each ,month, from NEW YORK,
ROLIOAYS !
EXCHANGE for sale In BUMF to 61/14 and amuse..
?loss MADE on Callfortqa,_ Oregon, flandtrlch Inlands,
and nay - ans. -
W. & Co. receive freight consigned t o them at
RAN 211A2tCISCO,
Per Clipper Ship, and collect Invoice', on delivery of
he same.
NOTICE TO CALIFOILNLCBONDECOLDSES
W. F. & Co are now prepared to rebetve the 01,10
Bons of the State of CALIFORNIA, transport the
Facie to Sacramento Olty, awl procure new ones, in
Cofitence with the. act of 28th ant rot
Rowe to this city.
D N. BARNEY, 3n., Agent
%IRE ADAMS EXPRESS CO., OFFICE,
$26 CHESTNUT STREET, forwards enitoxi.s,
FAORAGES, IdEROLUNDIZR, BANK NOTES trod
SPECIE, either by Ita own LINES, or in conneetiop
with other EXPRESS COMPANIES, to all the priloVal
TOWNS eel PITIES of the United !Mateo.
B. O. SANDFORD,
anUtf , Goaeral Saperiateedient.
2ttonttps at Law
R•W I S S. WELLS, ATTORNEY AT
14 LAW, N 0.2 AIRY STREET, NORRISTOWN, Ps.,
will attend with punctuality, and to the beat of his
ability, to all business entrusted to his care. eel-3m
IEL DOUGHERTY, ATTORNEY
AT LAW, Bantheut Corner at ZIGHTI4 and LO,
OUST Btraetei Phiadelphia. inlay
YER ST R 0 USE, ATTORNEY AT
km TAW. OENTRIO street, Pottnrille, Pa. an44y
PPHILADELPHIA TYPE FOUNDRY—
w. Oor. THIRD and OHREINUT St.a.
L. PELOUSE & SON, thankful for the liberal pa
tronage heretofore accorded to their Establishment,
and desirotot to merit its contlnaanco, would announce
to Printers and Pnblimbers that their new SPECIMEN
BOOK is now ready, and from their Increased facilities,
are now prepared to furnish every thing necessary in a
complete 'Printing Establishment, at the shortest no
tice. Their long praetleal experience in the business,
and the fact of their personal superintendence of the
manufacturing department, Justifies them in muscling
that they can furnieh a more durable and better dn.
lobed arUole than their eotemporarlet •
• Those, therefore, who' desire Printing Materials,
would do well to apply to them previous to parehnen
elsewhere.
. 014 type Wien at 9 oente per pound, In szohange for
new at epeolmen prloem.
NISKEY,
M iNOVACITUIEMEI - 0/
OASALVERVDRACRETS, PENDANTS, SITTINGS,
And all kinds of (Wand Lamp Work. Oirandoles,
149. 303-011ESTNUT STREET, PRILADELPI/IA,
AROWER, WARNER, Sc CO.,
' - No. 378 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. ,
• mi. Daildlogs fitted with Gaul Pipes, mid all kinds of
altering and repairing 9f Ona Work. del2 3m
A •
NOURCSMENT.
.4 - 11- The enbserlbee begs leave to announceto his
friends end 'the pnblie that he will open his SALOON
for their reception on
MONDAY, 14th innt,
Hie Moak (a, large and rich variety) will conelot of
:PRESERVETI iv) CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS, AM
OILERRIAS, PINEAPPLES, YEARS,
OWES. .O.EINOES, 6 e., &c.
, BONBONS—A large and fresh assottment.
, MO, TOYS—Mechanical Toys, paper, wood, and
seiger—en endless variety,.
PAKOY BOXES—Newest atylac, fancy and plain, and
varied assortment, of every possible description •
SACS, BABAS, OORRETK, BASKETS, S ICTORIM,
PASTILLAHES, Art., tee., all of recent importatiA,
and which for extent and variety will d fy competition:
Nor, sale by 8, EIVNRION, Confectioner,
deb:m MARKET alma, above Seventh.
L . ONGOILkMP'S OLD , TOM LONDON
AA , CORDIAL OIN-.The best specific for Dyspepsia,
Dis e ases of pie Xitiney,s t ana' all Ike Urinary organs
TOC sAyEsT TOAIO Arlo XXVIQOANT,
, The late important reduction of the duties on spirits
hal permitted the introduction of this remarkable
,article, used su extensively in Europe, with the appro
bation of the medical faculties, guarantied pure and
unedultorated, . withdrawn for consumption from the
vaults or the Custom llMme. It Is recommended to oil
(MAIMS by the beet phyeiciann, either as At curative or
as a preventive of the above Mimeses.
F. D LONDOLIA.2O
• ' - • Solo Importer and Proprietor,
217 Smith FRONT Street, Philadelphia, ya.
and .Vor salest the principal Drug Stores of Philadelphia
ethereities at the United States.
It -cuestßo IN, 204 South FRONT Street, Sole Agent
for the district or Philadelphia .8022-tuthiltatt
ANN4LII. ROPE.—SUPERIOR MA
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, NM
RATIOIALE OF COMMERCIAL TROUBLES.
It IS evident that the cominercial and finan
cial difficulties of Europe, and more particu
larly of Great Britain, have not yet termi
nated. Every mail brings tidings of suspen
dons and bankruptcies, of the downfall of
traders and merchants who had previously been
considered not only solvent, but prosperous.
Nor is this gloomy condition of affairs limited
to one locality, or one branch of trade. Pro
duce -merchants, money-brokers, and groat ex.
porting and importing houses of London and
Liverpool, are suffering equally with the cot
ton spinners of L'ancashirethe metal workers
of Birmingham—the woollen cloth manhfac-
furors of Yorkshire and Somereetshire—the
shawl and Muslin makers of Paisley and Glas
gow—the cutlers of Sheffield—the shippers of
Hull and Bristol—the linen workers of Dundee,
and the' chinamnkers of the Staffordshire
Potteries.
The Banks • have suffered severely. Two
joint-stock concerns of this nature have posi
.fivoly tailor:l—rho "Borough Bank . 'of Liver
pool,' and the Western Bank - of Scotland.
QtherlilitrfeatisPended r but will resiwne bits!:
' noes, viz.: City of Glasgow Bank, 'filo
Wolverhampton, and Staffordshire Banking
Company. Mr. ruationv, the London banker,
had to be backed np by the Bank of England,
as was the case with .11 . /LLIAN and Jaihs
Bnowx, of Liverpool, in 1837. The great
discounting house of OVEREND, GMINEr, &
Co., London, bad to obtain similar aid. The
well-established discounting firm of Sttxtum
sow, S.lxDEsI N, & Co., of London, had to
give way;
. their liabilities are estimated at
$16,250,000. In fact, there has been general
ruin, and let men talk as they please of "the
recuperative foi•ce " of English trade, t long
time must pass before confidence and pros
perity are restored._
The causes of this revulsion are obvious and
can be briefly stated. It has been the fault of
commercial people, every where, to have an
impatience of the old manner, slow and sure,
in which money was made., Speculation has
'been universally entered into, and, in the
absence of Oath, recourse was had to Credit.
When, by so easy a process as signing his
name to a few slips of paper, a Man could
raise twenty times as much money as he was
actually worth, and when there also was the
chance of profitably employing this fictitious
capital, (fictitious, as regards the means of re
paying IQ it is no wonder that people rushed
into nil aorta of experiments as regarded
money-making. .Many of these succeeded, for,
boldness and sagacity may have been united
in tire transaction, but more failed. Nobody
thought much about the failures, but looked,
sanguinely and admiringly, at the successes,
and laid themselves out for imitating the for-
tunate speculators, as far as they could.
Hence came an extension of the manufacturing
industry of England,—hence as much cotton,
wool, andiron was wrought up in one year as
was sufficient to supply the consumption of
three. There in now in the ware rooms of
Manchester and its surrounding towns more
manufactured cotton, than, on the usual de
mand, can be consumed in three years. The
same applies to the different staples of other
districts.
, The result is a cessation of work in many
places, a limitation of it, by "short time," in
others. Those who have labored in the fac
tories, forming -a vast proportion of the In
inatrlal- population of ilrsiliele'WoliniFy,`
are either doing half work, on half wages,
or not working at all. These people are
proverbially improvident. When Eitlly em_
employed, they Spend every sixpence that
they earn, and never think of laying up for a
rainy day. They am now in sore distress,
and Go»'s good providence, which has made
food cheap and plentiful at this time, alone
keeps them from getting to starvation point.
Once they reach that, they will probably dis
regard all law except the law of necessity, and
open plunder may become the order of the day.
We have not ventured upon gloomy prophe
cies as to the future of England, but we do
see the small dark cloud on her horizon, and
are confident that a hard winter, with a con
tinuance of pecuniary distress, may probably
drive the workers of the cotton district into
open insurrection for bread.
Lancashire alone contains a population of
over 2,000,000. It is the great neat of the
cotton manufacture, but silks, and woollens,
and flax fabrics are also extensively wrought.
In the cotton factories alone, (at the census
of 1860,) nearly 300,000 persons wore em
ployed, and nearly 100,000 more in manutite
tering silk, woollen awl worsted, engine.
works, and in the coal-works. It is easy to
see how even 10,000 of these, unemployed
and reckless from starvation, might do a great
deal of mischief In even a single night.
• The manufacturers, particularly those of the
Manchester cotton distrlct, went on, foolishly
producing goods in excess of all reasonable
emyciation of consumption. To dispose of
them, vast quantities were shipped to all the
markets in the world. A large portion was
sent away, to be disposed of by commission;
another large portion was entrusted, on credit
(or bills of no great intrinsic value), to almost
any parties who made plausible representa
tions, and declared that they could sell large
ly, if they had an extensive and valuable
stock. It was doing pretty well, if one-half
the goods thus sent away wore paid for. We
doubt whether, during the last two years, as
much as half the goods, with which the Man
chester people glutted our own markets, were
paid for.
Coupled with this was a competition, among
the manufacturers, merchants, and traders of
England, in social life. These people, bol
stered up us they Were Ny speculation and
credit, lived expensively, and brought up
their families with little regard for money—
except to waste it, extravagantly. Much has
been lately said of the high living of the Fifth
Avenue people of New York. lint these, with
all their ostentation, were not half as improvi
dent, as extravagant, as the business people
of England, who, in their pride of purse, com
peted with the wealthy nobility of their nativti
land, wholly forgetting, that they did not pos
sepi the art of making the wheel of fortune
stand still.
Even the sedate people of Scotland, a pro
verbially eareful rice, yielded to the tempta
tion, and though they did not ape the reckless
extravagance of their English friends, often
exceeded them in tho extent to which they
embarked in business speculations. They
were assisted in this by the Banks. The
amount of business transacted by these insti
tutions was great. The Western Bank of
Scotland, with its head quarters at Glasgow,
and ono hundred branches all over the country,
had a paid-up capital of $7,600,000, and, when
it failed, was liable for deposits to the amount
of $80,000,000. This money was used, by the
Bank, in loans and discounts to mere mon of
straw, plausible adventurers, business swind
lers, who started on credit, and carried on Vast
enterprises wholly, by means of bills and
notes. It is doubtful whether, of this SW,.
500,000, capital and deposits, as much as a
fourth will ever be forthcoming. The Aare.
holders aro severally liable, under the British
law, to the whole extent of each man's proper
ty ; but most of these people had invested the
whole of their savings in the concern, and are
wholly unable to make further disbursements.
A few rich shareholders who will have to pay
up their whole property, will be rained by do
ing so, arid, after all, the bank's liabilities will
not be provided for.
For some time to come, rire are afraid, the
commercial intelligence from England will be
very gloomy. Perhaps, as regards the groat
houses, the worst has been encountered. But
the smaller houses are successively yielding,
and the misfortune is that these are really the
most honest and fair, because the lea specu
lating business people in England, They have
hold out as long as Oey could, but the pros•
PHILADELPHIA; SATOIDAY. JANUAItY 2. 1858.
sure has finally boon too groat, and they hayc
succumbed. Moro failures of this kind, wo
apprehend,May be looked for.. At the best,
it will bu some time before business renames
a healthy tone in England. What has occur
red, will be well worth even its great cost,
it inculcate the wholesome lesson that Specu
lation, generally hazardous even with Capital,
can lead to but disastrous results, when It is
chiefly based upon Credit, and largely drained
by Extravagance.
SABBATH READING.
THE IMPORTANCE OF REM/ING THE
BIBLE
• Or, .1. S. M. vs. Oraybrard.
The article which appeared: in the columns of
Ton Parse two weeks ago, entitled; 4 14111 the
Winter be Severe ?'•' has elicited the (Owing In
terrogatory note, dated
NsWvicno, Doe: 28, - 4857.
Mn. Bowen : In your Woresthr Purse o f the
26th Instant, there is a ootarauoleation under the
brad, " Will the Winter be nevere?" by Dray.
beard, to which the writer endeavors to Romer the
question in the negative, and seems to sustain his
views on the subject hy the use of sundry quote='
times from the flacr,ed (dome, among which there
Is one to be found to the second paragrapt'of his
communication, thus ; " Will the great Baler of
the uniterse favor' the needy with amild winter,
need thus again fulfil his promise of Witipering the
toital to the .thorn lamb?'" This quotation ta
pro.amiheotly sublime, and any only object In this
,aqmmunlcation is, respectfully to ,ark Graybearld
whht part of the inspired book I attay'llnd the
beautiful senlikeent 'written?' Ay en:meting this
quokka, Ittr.-Orayhaterd frill-deafer a particular
Inver not only to myself, but also to many others.
, J. M. ,
To he as laconio in answering, as 3. S. 111 tire.
[Tactful in Inquiring, Oraybeard'a reply is, ru wo
rear. Oar critical correspondent's appreolation
of 11 boantifill sentimene is commendable ; but ho
gravely, though no doubt sincerely, errs when he
amuses the writer of having given, among others,
the sentiment referred to as a Striptural quote•
tion. A ward will serve to enlighten him upoh
this point : The quotation was employed to embody
the spirit of God's oft-repeated promises to Ille
needy and dependent children, anti not as being
the literal words ofJehovah, as they are presented
to us in any arbitrary translation.
The figure employed in this extract. Mao ex
pressive an language could be to convey to the
mind this benefleent attribute of Petty, and having
the double merit of brevity end adaptediaess;lt
was used as a substitute for a multitude of Were/
Soripture passages, the spirit of which it to com
pletely embodies, but of vrhiehimasagea I will here
insert a few speeimens for the benefit of readers in
general and.J. S. M. In particular.
In the prophecies of Isaiah, al., I I, the proMtsed
Messiah iv spoken of In language as follows : t' lie
shall feed his Hook like a shepherd; he shall gathir
the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his
boaom, and shall gently load those that are iv itk
young."
In multitudes or passages throughout the old and
now Testaments, Christ is represented under the
figure of a shepherd, and his followers all a flock
entruoted to his care and protection. nooks,
when shorn of their natural vesture, and exposed
to the chilling winds, occupy in ono sense n posi
tion very similar to the human being,who, with
out any intended Improvidence on his own part,
is dliested of lets means of support, many instances
of which have occurred In our midst within the
past tow months.
And now, under those circumstances, what other
promise do we nood to literalize this promise im
puted in 11* , former 'allot° to the great Ruler of
the Trniverso, to temper the , wind to the shorn
lamb , Have wo it not in this?
"He delivereth the poor in hie Olietion."
Job xxxtf, 15
Not only is this beautiful figure warranted In re.
Bard to " tempering the wind," or mitigating suf
fering, which It implies—but from the Saviour's,
own words as recorded by st. John, those shorn
lambs are to Him dearer than, ills life: " am
the good Shepherd : the good Shepherd glveth Lis
life for the sheep," is the language employed.—
John
In 916.fett4,are we 110 L justified lu Imputing
to Providence the prorelae of ' , tempering the wind
to the shorn lamb ?" although as already stated,
Mr. J. S. M. need ho at no pains to find the pre•
else lent fR In which it is hero rendered, an:ywheee
"in the inspired hook."
Had he gik en a wider margin to hie inquiry, I
should have respectfully referred him to either
Sterne, Bait t,Popo or Shakspost re! to all and etther
of whom this quotation has boon attributed in
divers ways, and at sundry times by men even of
grayer literary reputation than Graybeard's.
I will do this correspondent the justice, however,
of saying, that he betrays a very proper sonsihil.
ity in being annoyed with the idea of misquot--
log the Bible, and ern, on this account, readily ex
cuse him for having with Inadvertent zeal accused
me for having done a thing for which I hero really
as little relish as ho has himself.
Thera is no doubt but that there exists an moos.
•cusable amount of Biblical ignorance even in quar
ters anti in minds from which we would expect bet
tor things, and the man who best succeeds In ins
pressing upon the convictione of the rising and
risen generations the fact that no man's informa
tion, even In a livery sense, can lay any claims
to rerpectabilityMlesa it include as a basis a some
what intimate acquaintance with the sixty-six books
of that God emanating volume, oan never be duly
rewarded for his achievement this side of heaven.
There can, of course, be no absolute wrong in
ascribing any true Christian sentinune to the
Gospel ; for, even though the /wigwage may be
ignorantly accredited, it still betrays a proper re
cognition of that great source of truth. lint men in
high positions in moiety bare so often betrayed
such &shameful Ignorance of what theDible really
contains, that if from no other motives than to
appear to he decently informed, I should think
the want of a more general perusal of the Scrip
tures would be felt. It Is no uncommon occur
rence for men, in the most public mentor, to
quote Shaltopeare, Pope, or sumo other celebrated
profane author, and ascribe it to the Itible, or
else do what is even more tblictdous, quote pap
sages of Scripture as the left-handed lady held
her hymn in church—downside up! The quota
tion employed by 1dr:11011, 'hiring his governor
ship of one of the Southern States, within our
own recolleotion, is a MOW in point. In the course
of one of his annual communications to the peo
ple of his State, ho referred to a favorable illitongo
in the season through which they were then pass
ing, in the following strain :
"Adopting the language of the sacred Sari!,
tures, we may, too, exclaim, !Now is tho winter of
cur discontent made glorious summer !' "
In the course of newspaper comments which this.
ludicrous blunder was of course calculated to elicit,
a certain editor facetiously remarked, that the said
Governor would hardly ho sespee'.ed of being the
church-going Bell."
Numerous other cases might be given to illus
trate the importance of reading the Bible ; but
inasmuch as culling the reader's attention to this
fact was my only object, further comment IA on
necessary. iIAYIWARD.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
THE DAILY PiIAYFIII binnriun held at the Leo.
tore-room of the Union M. E. Church, Fourth
street, below Arch, between the boors of twelve
and ono, we are glad to learn, are being well at
tended. The Union character of these meeting ,
is a commendable feature; similar meetings aro
now being held iu New York, Brooklyn, and other
places. As has been already mated, they will
continue for one hour; but they ut; also designed
for those who may find it inconvenient to remain
more than fin. or ten minutes, us well as for those
who can spare the whole hour. Thu necessary in
terruption will be =light, because anticipated; and
those who are in haste con often expedite their
business engagements, by halting to lift up their
hearts and voices to the throne of grace hum
ble, grateful prayer."
All are cordially invited to attend.
SAMIATH SCHOOL AN V MOWS V.--LOSt Sabbath
afternoon, the Sunday School in connection with
the Logan Square Presbyterian Church, celebrated
their anniversary In the presence of a large au
dience. The addresses to the children by Rev.
Mr. Adams, and Mr. 11. IL Shillingford, the
hymns Bung by the school, the presentation of two
large and s plendid_ books. to the two tenahors of
the Infant School, by Mr.
Thompson, the superin
tendent, and the distribution of rewards of merit
by the pastor, the Rev. Mr, Patton. to some ten or
twelve pupils, were all happily appropriate to the
time awl place, and highly - interesting to the large
conregation which tilled the body of the church.
THE Btnr.r, goI , MTION.—The question of adepl
ing the edition of the Bible issued by the Bible
Society as a. mewl' Atanflarri edition, is In the
hands of an able committee. The regular monthly
meeting of the Board of Managers will occur on
Thursday next, the 7th of January—but Is is
hardly expected that the committee will tes pre
pared to report at that time.—Chrisitiin Ohret ver.
Cnrnen str. — A writer in the Pre:thy/Yr/an
Quartet ly Review, in speaking of this subject,
says that, considering the elements of power given
in this part of Divine worship, there is a signal
failure to make of it what it should be, and con
limas : "Surely nothing is more IL:gado than
magic! God bee chosen fur his praise the most
beautiful of all methods of expression. ft is floor
than the medium of the artist, though he make the
canvas almost speak ; liner then the purest Pon ,
telimin marble, though wrought by phidias; Seer
than Greek Parthenon, or Gothic Cologne, though
the one seemed glorious enough to bring the gods
to forth, Ftp4 the other to Noe wen aortrtuft,
name-Itie:iohearen;'fintir evon than the living
voice 'or the orator •hi - We most impassioned
moods.'' , • ' .;
. Tow Wnar. - -Ileelval influences are cheering
the West. •The plants of grace flourish end bloom
,on 'the prairies rte well as in less fruitful New
Ragland, The Christian Times (Chicago) of Met
week in news from the ehrtroltes ' ma k es record
Of • gulte , number of religious quleltenings, and
a
suite a cumber 'Od to the churches of Illinois.
laßittfion, lowa, twenty-apron converts halo,
been ba rod recently.
Nsremos• Ill: AIM 700 P0r.0.-,—,Some of Alto
Priests in Rollo, whose political sympathies !are
with the bogititnist party, haying hitherto refused
to pray, for the liatperor Louis Napoleon, a
aammapafrota thet.l'ope to inelude his Ifest9 iu
their prayers has recently been issued. T his (sot
is thought. to boa significant indication of the as
benilautii etFrendrinfluencoln Route.
A Good Turco —The Rev. Br. Cummins, of
Trinity :Episcopal Church, 'Washington, D. C., has
a eougrege tlenal Bible Wars which numbers some
two landeell, Many of those attending and partici
pating being gentlemen of high ability, whose an
swers am) remarks give great interest to the exor
cists.
I 1 'OttTAAiT F 11.931 AIENtCo.
Sacceashig :Coop 11 1 16tnt of Drealdent Conso . a:
5...4
for - 'menfort Proclalsned Dictator.
(Prom the tee °demos Picayune, Deo. 25.1
,The ~liii a ,Stater mall steamship Tennessee,
Captain, s, from Vera Craze tbo 21st instant,.
resehMl ' bail ovals early bout' this morning.•
The pants porta :=•-•
The ToMtasee , experietteed Tory heavy gales
from tote AM,: N. and N. W, during the entire
passage. ~. .
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The ,Atieen throe marled sohooner 11. E.
Spearing' led from Vera Cruz the evening of
the /slitetrat this port. -
Loft itrAtort Abe .Arattleats bark 'Rapid, MCI!.
*hulk, mailsrk to sall. for New York the lit prox.
.1 During m'ireavy, 'gale on the 10th instant, the
Frendh 84 Paquoto de Vera Crus parted her
thetas atel wont ashore. The Vessel a total loss.
Crew woe, , .
The Terottasee brings $87,t134 14 in specie on
freight
The Tenal4wee brings most important news. The
now Conetitlation has been overturned and done
away with,' reset: the 'Federal Councils have
been brokertup and dispersedl Comonfort declares!
sole and Outdate Diotator, with power to call an
extraordinftly Co , Kress; the capital is In arms,
and other principal cities, including Vera Cruz,
have promanteod. '
This important event took place en Thursday
morning, tit a nth inst. and was as sudden as the
movement Witsbeld anddating. F.vorything Beams
to have be& planned by Cornonfort, and ex•No
corner Das belied his wishes into execution with
a coolness and celerity. that .only hoe its parallel
in th,e. -Freesia mu, d'etat of the wend of De
cember - .
The only forewarning, indeed, the Congress and
the people had of the eentemplate,d overturn was.
with mostnnexampled hardihood, given by °over.
nor ller, biopic. the day before, That day, per
aoivilly present In the Ohambor of Deputies, he
was made the objeot of very severe criticism, and
numerous charges were made against him. flo
far, however. from deigning to reply to them, he
rose In his se#, and, after rebuking the Cougresi
in general terms for their puerile course from the
opening of the session, openly and plainly told
them that that: was the last day they would ever
meet In those.:chambere, for the next day they
would be strartfaway
None, however, seems to have believed him.
lint the neat morning, at 6 o'clook, the roar of can
non in the heart of the city showed It was no idle
threat. Soon after the brigade along.," one
of the most Oilfired corps, conveniently stationed
at Tacuboya, eame marehlng in and took posses.
'ion of the citadel Gaeta and other strongholds,
amid salvos of % artillery which proclaimed that a
new order of things had begun.
No resistanto Whatever seems to have been
made ; indeed, them vogue time for notion on the
pert of the oppealtion. On the contrary, the belle
of the city rump tut, rockets were sent up, and
everything ovusoed the joy of the people. The
tumult, however,' having somewhat subsided., the
following phut Or proclamation made Its appear.
twee.
FROULAMATION.
Considering ~ T hat the majority of the people
have not been tatisflegi with the fundamental con
stitution (Certs),fwhich was given by their lenders,
because it hes 'tot proved sufficient to preserve
progress with order and liberty; and furthermore,
on account of the obscurity of many of its provi
sions it bee become the source of civil war:
Coraideiii4) Plat the republ o requ fee institu
tions analogous to Its manners and enstome, for the
development of Its elements of :lobes and pros
perity—the .tine fountain of public pesos—and
the aggratidistftemit.and respectability to which it
is entitled both at home and abroad,
Considering 2; That the army ought not to sustain
*bat the natio 'dries, not wieb,, bat, on the con
trary, elsould'lle the sangria and defender of
nubile will. espresso - din so many iraYs; It Is here.
by declared:
I. That from this date the Constitution of 1857
wilt *ease to be observed throughout the republic.
2 'Respecting the unanimous vote of the people,
expressed in the free election made by them of his
Execillenoy, President Don Ignacio Comunfort, for
supremo magistrate of the Republic, ho shall con.
ttnue in charge of the supreme command, with
full powers to pacify the nation. to promote the
Improvement and progress of the anwe, and to
promote the improvement and progress of the
same. and to regulate the different brunches. of the
mbiia administration.
3. Throe menthe after the adoption of this plan
by . the States into which the republic is now di
vided. the person in charge of the executive power
shall convoke an extraordinary Congress without
any further object than to form a constitution
which may agree with the wishes of the nation,
and guarantee the true interests of the people.
This constitution, before being promulgated, shall
be submitted to the votes of the inhabitant , of the
republic.
4. After Wag sanctioned by this vote, it shall
be published, and immediately afterwards Con
gress than issue the law for the election of the
constitutional President of the republic. In case
that the eaid constitution should not be approved
by the majority of the inhabitants of the republic,
it slant' Ise Warted. to he reformed according to
the sense of majority.
5. Whilst the construction, is being made, his
Excellency the President will proceed to name a
council, composed of ono principal and one substis
toted member for each one of the States, which
shall have the attributes established by a special
law.
G. All the authorities that fail fo second this
plan shall cease in the exercise of their functions
FELIX ZULOACIA.
Genoral-in-Chlef of the Brigade of the Capital and
ioTtinor of the district
TACCDAYA, Dee. 17, 1857.
Soon after appeared the following:
PROCLAMATION OP Tin: OWCERNOR
Augustin Alehrries, General-in-Chief the
Capital and Governor of the District :
Fe Planed by limited and scanty
merits at the head of the Government of the im
portant capital of the Republic, end desiring to
co-operate in nil that which my conscience esti
mates just, use'ul, and necewnry to the welfare of
my country, I here seconded the pign proclaimed
at Tnettbsytt, by the brigade under the command
of General Don Felix Zuloaga.
Fur the (+opacity 1 hold I have been able to ob
serve very accurately the greet and insuperalde
difficulties which surround the supremo govern
ment, and the total impossibility there Is for the
Constitution sthationed in the present year of
1857, to convoy to the inhabitants of the Republic
the security, pence, and happiness which MI men
in society denim to possess.
I labor under the conviotion that this stop,
which may be qualified unfavorably by the exi
gencies of political partiea, will be, notwithstand
ing, well received by alt thono persons dying froto
exaggeration, and who love just and true liberty
with sincerity and good faith.
The inhabitant , of thin find oily, who are no.
(painted with the humane character of Mr. Co
monfort, must not entertain any fears of their
creed, interests, or liberties being attacked; nud
for my part, in the orbit of my incumlceneles, I
offer to dedicate myself strictly to the mainte
nance of public tranquility, and that efforts should
bo made day by day for its preservation.
Of no avail wilt our efforts bo if to them are
not added thole of enlightened and honest per
sons, lot their political opinions be what they
may. Those are the hopes of your fellow-cith
ten. AntieiTlVl ALCESIRICA.
TltNreo, Deo. 14, 1557.
The arrests do not seem to have been very nu
merous. but among them were men of distinction :
Benito Juarez, President of the Supreme Court ;
Senor Olivera, President of the Congress, and a
few of the lending members of the opposition.
A private note, written on the morning of the
15th, two days after the revolution at the capital,
and the latest possible says, " everything goes on
well ;" by which Is doubtless meant that the city
was quiet and the diotatorship fully established.
Our advicoti from Vera Cruz also—the Slat—
state that the oily was ,cuiet. As to the pronun.
ciao/onto there nod at Puebla, they do not differ
!notarially from those or the capital. It metes to
have been a well concerted movement, and proba
bly was co-extensive with tho republic. At Vera
Cruz and Pueblo. as doubtless at other points, all
that was necessary was for the garrison to quietly
transfer their allegiance from a flovernmat now
no more too mare absolute dictatorship. The law
order of things, however, seems to have every.
where boon favorably received, wiped:illy at Vero
Cruz.
The Albany, (N. Y.) Knickerbocker has the
following : The tingle deaths of Charles W. Lit
ties and Nntban Newhafer, late door.koepar to the
Assembly, hare brought to mind an incident in
which they were both engaged. A week ago Fri
day, both of these men were opposing counsel in a
civil suit. Mr. Newt:afar was not a lawyer, but
had been hired by a friend of his to manage the
suit, to which his friend was a party. Saturday
noon Mr. &whaler accidentally fell off Andrew
street bridge, was precipitated into the river and
carried over the Falls. About I o'clock on Satur
day afternoon, Mr. Littlee was in 31r. Story's ofilee
again and remarked to Mr. S. that Newhafor lit
tle thought while engaged in tho suit, the next
day he would be in the old lienesee. Ile also
made some remarks about the uncertainty of life.
'Wore twelve hours from (hat time the murdered
body of Charles Littler was (looting in the river,
Far from him was the thought then that he would
be lifeless in a short time, end that the search for
the drowned body of Mr. Nowhafer would be the
means of bringing to light the foot that ho had
been brutally murdered.
The accomplished lady of Senator Gwiu
has ever been Justly famed for contributing large
ly to the happiness and enjoyment of other people,
and her latest devise eclipses all the rest. She
gavo the other day a nuyttnee for the young no
qualntaneee of her young daughter! All the Mak
tens and misses who hays the honor of mademoi
selle's acquaintance were invited, at noon. Day
light Was excluded from the saloons, that the toi
lettes of "Young America,' might appear to ad-
Maar,
FURTHER NEWS
BY THE STEAMSHIP ARAOO,
The British Parliament adjourned its sittings on
the 12th December until the 4th of February next,
the royal nesent having been previously given to
the bank issues indemnity bill.
Lord Pawnor° read a letter from fiir Colin
Campbell in the llonso of Lords on the day of
prorogation, in which he effectually disproved the
report that lie had been on ill terms with Lord
Canning at Calcutta.
Mr. Milner Gibson was elected member for
Ashton by a largo majority over his opponent.
The quotation of the exchange at New York on
London for hills at 00 days' sight is about NO per
cent, for first-class paper. At present rate of dig.
count .here there is consequently no profit on the
transmission of gold from this country to the Vet
ted States.
In the Stook Exchange loans on Government
tc
ourities were obtained at .5 per cent. for short
periods, and at 6a7 per cent. till the dividends.
At the bank there is still an active demand, but in
the open market the choicest bills clan bo nego
tiated at Han per sent.
The London money market was buoyant on the
evening of the 15th instant, and oonsolo closed at
Cotton wes unsettled hi the Liverpool
market, and experienced a decline of one-fourth
of a'penny on some descriptions. Trade Was ex
eeedingly hit in the rnanufsoruring districts of
England. Flour had advanced about elxpenee a
barrel. Large coma of gold were being bronght,lnto
the Bank of England; but notwithstanding the
favorable report. from the Stook Exchange, some
of the oldest firms failed dully, and the heavy
financial revulsion which has so nearly over
whelmed the trading communities of Northern
Enropc continued with unabated pressure. MILLI.
burg still suffered severely, and It was said that a
few leading houses still safe, would have to meet
calls in that olty estimated at $20,000,000 in Janu
ary next. In France the alarmed financiers were,
it was asserted, about to unite, both in means and
design in order to ward off the oriels if possible.
The 'City of (ninon. bank have obtained the
full assistance necessary to:enable them to re-open,
and will, therefore, not have to apply to the Dank
of England: The IYestorn bank have formally
notified that they cannot resume business.
Some very heavy failures had been announced
in London.
The commeroial crisis bad become wore aggra
vated at Smyrna. and was increased by the fall in
the prices of almost all kinds of commodities,
. Trade in the manufacturing districts of England
was generally bad.
Positive statements ham bean simulated to-day
of the embarrassment of firms in Yorkshire largely
connected with the wool trade, which, if confirmed,
will be likely to lead to numerous diffioulties among
smaller houses.
Letters from Paris state that the stock of bullion
in the Bank of France continues to increase, and
that all mercantile houses aro still restricting their
engagements as much as possible. At Lyons the
branch of the Bank of France is snaking advances
upon silk nt abont 50 or 00 per cent of the mar
ket price.
The Danish Council of Plate had autherised the I
Minister, Herr Krieger, to bring in a bill for the
loan of £300,000 steeling, at S per cent. secured '
on the finances of the whole kingdom. •
The Belgian elections had resulted in a large
Ministerial majority in favor of the Liberal policy.
There were 108 members to be elected ; of these,
70 of the new Deputies belong to the Liberal side,
and only flit to the Opposition.
It was rumored at Vienna that news had been
received from Constantinople, to the effect that the
Porte, noting with the content of the Powers
which signed the Treaty of Paris, had issued a
firman for the dissolution of the Divans in the
Danubian Principalities, but the statement re.
enired confirmation.
- In pureuance of an arrangement with the Porte,_
the French Government has appointed a French
Consul at Ibralla, in Wallachia, on the Danube.
A letter from Jerusalem, of the 20th ult., states
that great agitation prevailed in that city and the 1
neighborhood. A conflict had taken place be.
tween the inhabitants of Bethlehem and those of
Tamar, in which one man wee killed and several '
wounded. Caravans of pilgrime were beginning
to arrive in the country. Jerusalem is crowded
with pilgrims of a new character. A great part
of the crew of the American frigate Congress
bad arrived there to visit the Holy Places, to
gether with a great number of the crews of the
three Russian ships-of-war anchored at Jaffa.
, The Shah of Persia had ordered Fernkh Rhan
to leave Paris in January. and travel for two
months in other countries of Europe.
From India wo have interesting details of the
news previously received by telegraph. Generals
Havelock and Outruns appear to be unite able to
maintain themselves at Luoknow until they are
finally relieved by the large force now assembled
under Sir Colin Campbell.
Letters from Hong 'Kong stuto that the British
preparations for recommeneing the war were nearly
completed.
The death of Colonel Thomas Sidney Powell, D.
who.tneeentiSy succeeded I.l*se •Ganstral Sit
Henry Havelock, H. C. 8., in the command of the
Fifty-third regiment, ie confirmed as having taken
place in an action with a body of the Dinsmoreau
tborities near Futtehpure.
TRYING TO LAUNCH THE LEVIATHAN.
[From the London Times, Dee. MI
More than a week has elapsed since the lest of.
forts were made to move this verse!. As our read.
era may remember, the efforts were discontinued
in consequence of the groat difficulty experienced
in obtaining any thing like secure hold-fasts for
the river moorings. Partly owing to the immense
strain, and pertly because of tho peculiarly dense
nature of the river bed, which prevented the
auction penetrating more than a foot or so in
depth, it was quite impossible to make any ef
fective use of this river tackle, which. at the pre
sent stage of the launch, bas become absolutely es
sential to its further progress. In order, therefore,
that u proper hold may be obtained, a regular se
ries of large piles hen been driven ou the opposite
ride of the river, one on the wharf of 3letsrs. Rum-
pliry's yard, anti the second a little below high
water-mark. between the Water-gate Ferry end
Deptford Dockyard. Each of these clumps of pil
log are almost similar in strength and arrange
ment to the piles which serve cc a basis for the
hydraulic rams in the yard itself, and like them,
too. they have not been resorted to till the ele
youth hour, and, in feet, until the failure of all
other methods has literally forced their adoption
upon their engineers. Both of these were com
pleted early yesterday morning, and the
chains and anchors holding back the moor.
Digs by which the Leviathan is dragged with
a double purchase towards the river were se
cured among them. There seems not the least
doubt now but that these piles will hold their
anchors fact enough, but it is by no means clear
that the launch will be by any means expedited.
Under the previous arrangement. in which or
dinary anchors were used to hold the moorings,
the eludes were always breaking, and coming in
font by foot. What chains will stand, now that the
anchors are secured, and cannot yield an inch 0
It woe expected that ell the arrangements would
bo completed yesterday, in time to Inch another
effort to move the vessel early in the morning
Unfortunately, it was impossible to eemplete the
details of the preparations till nearly dark yester
terday, ashen a brief attempt,wati made, MOM as it
was asserted, for the purpose of trying the tackle
than with any serioue intentions of commencing
operations at so Into an hour Be this 03 it may.
however, a tremendous prtssure end strain was
kept up on both fore and aft cradles foe chant ten
minutes without making the smallest imprestion
upon the inert monster, though the force epplied
evetually become en great as to drive the feeLdp'pe
out of ono of the Imelraulio rams and stint' n river
mooring chain of 2.# inches. These wisher being
about e q uivalent to a day's work, the pressure
was then taken off again, leaving the launching
apparatus miscue the services ot the ram and
chain. Both these, however, can easily be re
paired and ready for work this day, when it is
positively asserted that the launching is to re
commence for the fourth and last time.
IMPORTANT FROM JAPAN
Negotiation of a further Treaty 1 e t i ,, e ,•, 1
American ('unant•Gnural an the Juane:ie.
Mn find the following important letter, and the
articles of a now treaty subjoined, in tho Ft teed
of Chum of Oct. :11
STATES' CONSULATE thvantr.,
Sompt, Japan, July 6,1857.
Stn : 1 have the honor to transmit for your in
formation a copy of a convention that I have made
with the Japanese.
It is proper that I should inform you that the
relative value of gold and silver are quite differ
ent in Japan to what they are In other Darts of
the world
In titoitnited States the relative value of gold
to silver Is as I to 10, but it is about 1 to :1.17 t 6, so
that although the Japanese give the same weight
of their gold coin as the foreign coin they receive,
yet owing to the difference of relative values, a
loss of ensues of more than 75 per cent. onVoreign
gold, as compared with silver.
To illustrate the operation of the second article
of the Convention, I would state that where Ameri
cans have heretofore paid $lOO in silver, they
will DOW pay $34.50. Very respectfully, your
obedient servant, TOWNLIESD
To Janice Keenan, EN., United States Comet,
Ueeg Kong.
For the purpeao of further regulating the inter
course of Amerman citizens within the empire of
Japan, and after due deliberation, Townsend Har
ris, Consul-General of the United States of Amer
ica within the empire of Japan. and Inowouye,
Prince of Sinano, and Nalco tniiera, Prince of Down,
Covernors of Sinunia, all leaving full powers from
their respective Governments, have agreed on the
following articles,
to wit:
AlITICIA: 1. The port of Nangasaki, in the prin
cipality of Ulm, shall be open to American rev
eels, where they may repair damages, procure
water, fuel. provisions, and other neeessary
arti
else, oven coals, where they are obtainable.
Aur. 2. It being known that American ships
cowing to the ports of Simoda end Hakedride can
not have their wants supplied by the Japanese, it
Is agreed that American citizens may permanently
reside at Sitwell', and Halcodade, and the Govern
ment of the United States may appoint a vice-con
eel to reside at Hakodade.
This article to go into elect on the Ith day of
July,
AUT. 3. In Fettletnout of accounts the value of
the money brought by the Americans shall be as
certained by weighing it with Japanese coin (gold
and silver itsehuesl—that is, gold with gold, and
silver with silver; or weights representing Jo-'
panes° coin way be used after such weights bore
been carefully examined and found to be correct.
'• The value of the money of the Americans hav
ing been thus ascertained, the sum of six per cent.
Shull he allowed to the Japanese for the expense
of recolnage.
"Ater. 4. Atnericanscommilting offences in Ja
pan shall be tried by the American Consul-Ueneral
or Consul, and shall be punished according to
American laws.
"Japanese committing offences against Ameri•
eons shall be tried by the Japanese authorities, and
punished according to Japanese laws.
ART. 5. American ships which may resort to the
ports of llimoda, llakodado, or Nausagakl, for the
plum, of obtaining nooesory oupplfoa or to ro.
TWO CENI S.
pair damages, shall pay for them In gold or silver
coin, and if they hare no money, goods shall be
taken in exchange.
Anr. 6. The Government of Japan admits the
right of the Conant General of the United Stated to
go beyond the limits of Seven RI, but has •asked
bins to delay the use of that right, except in cases
of emergency, shipwreck, Scd., to which he has as
sented.
Anr. 7. Purehatee for the Consul General or Me
family may be made by him only or by some mem
ber of his family, and payment made to the seller
for the same, without the intervention of any
Japanone o ffi cial, and, for this purpose Japanese
',Dyer and copper coin shall bo supplied
. to the
Consul General.
Anr, S. As the Consul-General of the United
States of America has no knowledge of the Japan
ese language,
nor the Governors of Blonds a know
ledge of the English language, it is agreed that
the true meaning shall be found in the Dutch cor
don of the articles.
ART. ft. All the foregoing articles to go Into of
fact from the.'date hereof, except article 2, which
shall go into effect on the date indicated in it.
Done in rpsintuplieate, (each copy being in En
glish, Japanese and Dutch,) at the Coyne:so of Si
' modal, on the 17th day ut*Jano, in the year of the
Christian era, .113b7,.anti:of thelndetendenee of
the United States of America, the 810,eorreepend
ing to the fourth year of Ansel t Mi.the fifth month,
the 2alth day, the English version being signed by
the Consul-General of the United States of Ameri
ca, and-the Japanese by the Governors of Simode.
OR= RRIS.
The Hong Rong eorrespen T
den ßE'St ef.the S
London
News, writing on October 30, says:
" The news from the north consists of many de,
tails, each of them of comparatively little import
ance when taken individually, but in the awe
gate very significant. The heads of the intelli
gence are the progress of the insurrection, the
distress of the Government, disturbances in diffe
rent provinces, the Russian embassy and their
supposed overtures, and the Japanese. I think
we may as well dispose of these latter folks
first, and indeed a most surprising rumor is preva
lent about them; no lass than that the Russian
ambeaserior to China, Count Pontiatine, on his
return to Shangbae from his Japan trip , bas
confirmed the report that was gaining ground
that tho Japanese contemplate °pampa their
country to the commerce of all nations. Wonder
ful, if true! We have been accustomed to min
eider the Chinese the most exclusive and bigoted
of the human raise, always excepting the ,Ja:
poem and it is hard to understand bow, in the
space Of a few years, and tinder the influents*, of
such very able and satisfaotory (?) treaties as ours
and the American negotiators have concluded with
them, the Japanese have taken such a bold and
wise step in the onward course. flowerer, let us
hope it is true. Perhaps their more northern tem
perament may contribute to make their heads
wiser than their neighbors: and if it is true they
will become a nation instead of being what the
Chinese are—a people.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Los nos ;Until:Ts, Tuesday, Dec. 15 —Suaon—
The market has been dull, and a decline of Is was
submitted to in order to effect sales in the middling
and low qualities. 680 hhde of 'West India have
been sold, Including a portion of the public sales
of Barbadoes, from 38.1 6da441 6d, and Granada
from 34s 8da378; 450 bags of low to good middling
yellow Mauritius sold from 36sa38s 64; 1,000 bags
of Bengal were also offered In public sale, and all
sold at Is decline; middling to light yellow,- 385 sa
a39s Cd ; low brown date, 20s 6da27s. Three car
goes Havana cold the last two days, NO9. 11. 11
at 21sa24s 6d; and a cargo of 3,500 bags brown
Pernam at 218 Bd, which were low prices. The
refined market dull ; lump, 56a995.
COFFEE-150 bags Costa Rice found buyers in
public sale at lower tutees-53s 6dasse 6d; 15 casks
plantation Ceylon sold at former prices.
TEA—This article has been in fair demand at
yesterday's prices. About 1,000 chests common
Congou sold at 12d, usual terms.
Ems—Thin artiste continues dull of sale at the
late decline.
Bile—Prices are unaltered.
BALITEtan-780 bags were iderad by auction,
and half sold at lower prices. Refraction 11 to
84, 36e; refraction 7, 370; and refraction 54, 393 6d.
COTTON continues out of demand.
IRON--Suotch Pig, 51e 6d.
Om—Linseed quoted 280.
Tt'RPT.trrster., 300 and 31s.
TALLOW, 52s 6d OD the spot and to March, and
63s ad for March.
LIVERPOOL MAREETS.—TCESDAY, Dec 15,
1337.—Corrow.—The market closed very heavily,
and prices of all kinds are hla,d per lb. lower.
except In very low Americans, (3idadd per Bs)
which are steady. The gales only reach 2,000
bales, and all to the trade, and include 30 Pernam
and blaranham, at 71d; 10 Bahia, at Gd; 10 Egyp
tian at 0(1; and 3 00 Egyptian at 3fdaSd per lb.
Import, since Thursday, 50,000 bates.
Wheat met with a food oonsumptive demand,
and a eonsiderable business resulted, at an advance
of 3d per 70 lbs. on prices of this day week. Firm
was more inquired for, and may be quoted about
6d per bbl. ant sack dearer. Asts ymtexlthoxith,
lthange in value or aemand,liut Oatmeal brought
8d per lead more money Barley, Beans and
Peas met with buyers to a fair extent, but at 2d.
per 60 lbs. and Gd per quarter decline since Tins
day last.
Indian Corn was rather mere inquired for, and
slightly dearer than on Friday last, although still
da per quarter lower than an this day week, prime
yellow and mixed American being obtainable at
s 6,1 a Its, and prime Galata and (Mem at 33 s
Gd per quarter.
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
Special Correspondence of The Preu.)
gnat es, Deo. 15, 'KS,
I avail myself of the departure of the bark
" Joseph Blaxwell," for your port, to inform you
that for the last two weeks the Administration
have been very mob alarmed, under the impres
sion that General Paez, now residing in New lark,
was organizing an expedition against Venezuela,
and would be ready to nail immediately.
Fortunately, persons who have arrived from the
United States within the last week and who take
a deep interest in the welfare of this country, have
been able to persuade General Monegas and hie
ministers, that it is utterly ridiculous even to ima
gine that General Piles ever dreams of being able
to reelise such an enterprise on his own account,
or to obtain the necessary means, from the parties
in that country, especially now that money is so
Name and the panic cot quite over. Moreover, it
is well known here that President Buchanan and
hie officers would prevent an attack of such a
character ou a country that is at peace and on
friendly terms with the United Staten. It
is, indeed, a pity that General Menages should so
easily believe such rumors, that are got up by
persons in New York, now holding official capers.
ties from this Government there, and who have no
hopes of continuing in their position but by alarm
ing the tlovernment and the country generally,
with the inevitable consequence of unnecessary
precautions and total want of confidence in alt
mercantile transactions. Otherwise the country is
perfectly quiet, and the people tired and convinced
that the revolutions are the solo cates of the pros
tration of these South American Republics.
The lion Charles Banter, immediately after his
arrival here. undertook to have tho Sheldon Ave
question settled at once, according to his instruc
tions, and General Menages and his Cabinet
Accused it advisable to tend without {delay u spe
cial minister to Washington to adjupt the claim ;
consequently on the sth inst., he lett by the packet,
end ought to be in the United States ty the 23th
The spoJial. commii,i,ner. Dr BEcono is a It , ler,
and the c,t,tor oi the Di,:rio who has
discussed the mutter for touts time in his paper
I have not been able to ascertain the character c•:
Ids instructions, but it is the desire of the Govern
'tient to have the question amicably settled, and
no doubt such will be the case ; in the meantime.
Mr. Eames, noterithAelding his enoest and able
entts in this and other disputed cams, stands us
high as over in the estimation of the Go ernment
and people, and of General hionogas personally
On the 20th inst , there is to be a great jubila
tion at Puerto Cabello, in consequence of the lay
ing of the first track of the Central Railroad in
Venezuela, that will be carried on to conolusion es
entity en possible, to the great improvement of the
country, and reduction of prices on the products of
some of the western States.
The telegraph lino between Caracernt, Loguayra
Puerto Cabello, is now in operation .SA far no La
Virtoria, and In the eourse of three or four months
will bo entirely finished
The now crop of coffee begins to come in, and ir,
by for, =oh larger than we have had for many
yearn prerioae. Sides are down to Ile. a pound,
Venezuela currenoy, in consequence of the Bloch
on hand in the United States.
4.lentral 3tonagns and Ms administration are en
deavoring, by all available means, to encourage
new enterprives in the country that they wish to see
prosperous, and be on friendly relations with for
eign powers; and it is to be hoped that the present
Chief of the Executive may long live, as ho guar
antees pence and a happy future to this country,
which nature has provided with abundant elements
to be one of the most flourishing nations in the
world. Vtarras.
The only (laughter of Captain S. linlen, of
Patchogue, Long bland, an interesting girl, fif
teen years of age, was burnt to death on Monday
of last week under peculiarly-distressing circum
stance?. It seems that she got to the school house
on that morning earlier than usual, and before
any of the other scholars or her teacher had ar
rived, and climbed in at the window. She lit a
fire as an act of kindness to her teacher, and in
making It her clothed caught fire. Mr. W. Horton,
who happened to he passing at the time, beard her
screams, and hastened to her assistance. Ile suc
ceeded in putting out the fire, by wrapping. the
young girl in his overcoat, who was then utmost
insensib:e. The afAsteztee, however, proved to he
too late. All efforts to save her life were unavail
ing, and she died soon after.
We have news from Hayti, dated fort-au-
Prince, on the 10th of December. The New Tork
/feta,/ carre.vondent ,•sys • • Coffee is coming in
freely, and the stock on hand amounts to _3,000
bags, besides some 4,000 bags in the gorenament
stores It remains firm at .1.0 per 100 pounds.
L05 .,„, 0 4 is plenty at former quotations. Provi
sions are active. The doubloon is now worth 5230
Ilayticn money, and is expected to rise. The
ra omly cri•is In Europe has effected our trade
seriously Several bills hare come back protested.
Captain Mayo takes passage in the Vatted States
<loop•of•war Cyano for Norfolk, and trill return
hemp by wad of Washington, when he will lay the
case of his impritnnnent before the Secretary of
State.
Nathaniel E. Stanton, who left Providence,
It. 1., nearly two years ago, on board the Mary E.
Smith, for iqew Orleans, by the way of Moatevideo.
in now, with several others who took passage with
him, serving out a lifo sentence in a Brazilian
penitentlary—the vessel haring turned out to be
a slayer. Mr. Stanton and others having been
compelled to assist in taking a cargo of slaves from
the coast of Africa, and having been seized, with
the vessel, by a Brazilian man-of-war, the United
States consul has interested himself fur the release
s )1;, etanto nod the other porfeeafere.l
NOTICE TO coaassroxviorn.
Corrospoadants tar "Tax Parse eta pleads bra in
Wad the followlotrulas
Every eocornaiticatiou :suet be secoatpauled by the
name of the writer. Irt order to Wore eorreetasseet
the typography, but orte side of a sheet geoid be
writtea upon.
We shall be greatly obliged to gentlemen in Penn:it
viola and other States for contributions tiring the cur
rent neve of the day to their partieular localities, the
resources of the erarrootaling country, the increase of
poptiatlon, and any information that will be Interesting
to the [emend rester.
GENERAL NEWS.
Among the arrivals by the Isabel on Monday
morning, says the Charleston Courier, of the 30th
I ult., was br. Mariano De Brieeno, editor and
pto
prieter of the Cameos Diario de Arisoz, who It
now on his way to Washington as Envoy Estrus.
dinar) , and Minister Plenipotentiary to our Go
vernment from the liepublki of rens:nisi, his diplo
matic mission especially relating to the pending
question in regard to the Island 0' Arcs, better
known es the Birds Island. The leading points of
this question may net be without interest to our
readers. Birds Island—Went of Gaudalupe—to.
gather with other !elands along the coast is subject
to the gorerzunent of .Venezuela. • /t is a rocky,
uninhabitable island, valuable only for its deposits
of guano. *ln December, 1651, the Venezuelan Go
vernment granted tabs. Wallace, by contniet, the
exclusive right to export guano from this and all the
other guano Islands under the control of the republic..
In Tune, 1855, the island was visited without author.
Ity by several vessels from the United Stater, In
search of guano, and in iculer, two dims 1 - 11
the city of Beaton fitted out m
an expedition for the
exportation of the article. A schooner of war was
therefore mat from Venezuela, ,and the, parties
representing the Boston firms left the ground
peaceably and under a written agreement. Sub
tequently. Mr. Wallace made over his contract to
a lirni in Philadelphia, who, as the Government of
Vane:nee avers, failed to meet its conditions.
They were sustained in their claim, however, by
the representative of the United Stated at Caraseas.
In the meantime the Boston Arms hare mitered a
claim for damages, it is said, to a very considerable
amount, on the ground they had lawfully occupied
the Wand and were forcibly expelled therefrom.
It is to adjust these difficulties that Dr. Eileen° le
sent to our Government. We understand that he
left the city last evening for Washington.
The Constitution of Pennsylvania, says the
Harrisburg Telegraph, provide' that the General
Assembly shall meet on the first Tuesday of Janu
ary, and that the Governor shall hoid its office for
three years, commencing on the third Tuesday of
January, on which day• his inauguration takes
place. In the cant of Gov. Packer• this will fall
on Tuesday, the 18th of January. The following
rompanies have officially reported themselves to
Gen. Williams as intending to be present at the
inauguration of Gen. Packer: Pennsylvania Dra
goons, Capt. Charles T. Jones. and Bleak Hestars,
Capt. Beek'srt, of Philadelphia; Quitman Gastle,
-Churehtown; lidnrwrt (Perry county) drti/lery
Logan Hillis, Altoona; Wecciwari Guar.% Wil
liamsport. Add to these seven companies free
Dauphin county, ordered here o 5 that day, end we
have thirteen eGrapnxiel that will certainty be
here; and inforrnetbm him been re: , ...irsd That
gives an sesuranee, of at least Fix cr seven elinrl6-
Slat more. The Lebo non Ritl o o, the Reading
Miles, en 1 the .P.lngiviA Artillery,oi the me
place—all Ens ootor.ict,', the former, eb:e
to muster ? . , l,r trier' - std the tatter ~e r 2 . :117 , —5ra
confidently ext,ery,l;!..n.inill nv drab) be there.
. - •
1170 l?arn frordthe cunfoerldtri (MAO Tth
graph, that the astounding result ct the imre3tige•
Lion of the books of the Mineral Bank by the Ina
tees, ;Messrs John Beall and George A. Pierre.
shows the misapplication of one hundred eni
twenty-two thousand seven hundred. and sixty
dollars. (fends belonging to the bank,', by' late
President, Jedeph H. Tucker, who .has "vamoshel
the =dm," An affidavit covering these charger,
has been sworn to, and an attaehment bated there
upon
:hepereal efilof ir.inckr.
Ifs ii aegi ohayewmorhemleyoa;if:
teen several bills of exchange, which have sines
mysteriously disappeared. Other indebted:um,
swelling the aggregate to $ 15 0,000, bas, abito been
proved against him; so, but for this defalcation
the bank would have been fully able to pay every
dollar it owed and had a handsome surprise in its
coffers.
One of. our clergymen, on Sunday last.
aye the Portland Adrerther, preached a sermon.
of unusual interest and ability, and, at the same
time. of unusual length, detaining , his congrega
tion 2br a half an hour beyond the accustomed
time. That the thoughts of all his hearers were
not fixed on heavenly things during the last
thirty minutes, may be inferred from the remark
of a lady limner, DO the passed out of the church
" Well, I guess my turkey is spoilt by this time:"
The Queen's children are rapidly growing
rip. The Princess Royal, who fa about to be mar
ried, le now aged 17; the Prince of Wales is
the Princess Alice, whose hand is to be demanded
in marriage by the Prince of Orange, be 141 aril'
the Prince Alfred, whose "residence at Alver
bank" big mamma graciously visited, is 13.. Besides
these four eldest the family includes Helena, 11 ;
Louisa, II; Arthur, 7, and Leopold, 4.
Bishop Simpson, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, who was the delegate to the Wesleyan
Conference held in .England in August last, is now
travelling is the East, and at the last accounts he
was ill at Beyrout. in Syria. A. postaeripe, how
ever, to the letter announcing the feet, says the
crisis had past, and he was considered Olin'
/Malt.
-Thii inter
and 'ride-Water canal on the--lath nit: ?ha '
Wrightsville Star says the revulsion in the mone
tary world has had the effect to carom a de
ficieney in the amount of tolls received this sea
son at the office of the company in that plat%
compared with that of last year, amounting to
something over $48,000.
Joseph H. Benham, a Lid of seventeen years.
brartford, Conn., is said to hare invented a sew
ing machine. the needle of whieh threads itself,
end makes the chain stitch." The editor s? the
Tim's has seen it work through '• eight thick
nesses of heavy camimare," as easily and perfectly
as one of cotton. They arc to be manufactured at
once.
][r• James T. Roche, for thirty years a clerk
in the Wilmington (Del.) post omen, died suddenly
on Tuesday evening He had returned from thee
omen to•,:his residence, and taking his seat at the,
supper table soddenly fell over and expired_
Mr. William Clark, the oldest citizen of the same.
town, died on Tuesday, aged S 4 years.
A private letter from Sydney, New Sonar
Wales, says the San Francisco Glo.Se, states that
Adelaide Gougenheim, the actress. was married
recently to a gentleman at that place. The sisteral
had intended to revisit California, bat the new
duties assumed by Adelaide will prevent her com
ing. and Joey will not leave her sister.
About thirty ship , . are now on their passage
to Boston from various ports in India, principally
Calcutta. No mom are expected for a year, as or
ders hare gone Corner,' to stop shipments. in con
sequence of the ruinous prices at which Ulla
goods are sold.
Died at Greensburg, Pa., the 23d Dee., Mr..
John A. Smith, a soldier of the Revolutionary war,
nod about 93 year.. le was engaged In a num
ber of the battles of that war. At the time of hie
death he was a recipient of a pension from one
state government.
Win. Griffin, keeper of a small store at
Acquia, Stafford county, We., was brutally :tor
dered on the night before Christmas., and his pre•
raises robbed of $9OO in specie, besides other
articles. A man has since been arrested on su.pl
don.
3i'llc Rachel, it is stated, is Shei
has re,lved, however . :•1 abandon the etlge for
ever, and Intends to amt her theatrical nitrfroba4
and jewelry to the United States. t Le Bold Tia
value, or the sltne i.e mated et 51...'5,003
Christopher Magee, E.q., has boen
inter' far Mayor of The prevent
in
eaabent.Mr 11. .+, Weare, h'ss beer. re-mculz - itigt
by the Republica:ll.
A woman, waned Nniry Gilbert, esas burn
ed to de At! , . in AllegheLy City. Pe , the ,)!her
day. nlnle iitin statt intoxi:2tien,
Oa holl.021;-, ill,
twn mei, N.... •
uiintvc , Eib.en FP`o;',l,
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CITY INVLICF.—i tsrAHr I
lit.porte.i for Th t•re=
A TnrAT TEIROWN A a - ,,1 —Bcrnard MCCiS°I:67
was charged with beating James Farrell in an eat
ing cellar. The facts were stated by MeClaskey
himself in the manner and feint following •
'• I wls passing along Eighth !tract, in the dust
of the evening, thinking of the plisint people I had
loft in the mid country, and wondering what thw
deuce brought me into this half-shivalited region.
when who should I meet but Jim Maloney. the
friend of my cowl and companion of nay innocent
ch ildhood. whom I left at home iu Barrycarline,
and nirir expected to set eye' on again tillwe met
in heaven. My busmm heaved with lmmotion at
the sight of him, and says I. 'Och. Jimmy. 13 it
indeed yourself, or is it a spectral collusion"
al'd this because I thought I might possibly ba
desared in the dim twilight. Orb, Jimmy,' say.;
I, again, ' tell one the truth, then, for ould ac
quaintance sake, is it you or only your appyra-
Om?" -
Divil an appyration at all," says be, it's me
son', in form and appearance just exactly as my
mother bore nie, and I nicer pretinded to be any
body else."
" With that 'seized him by the hand and draggei.
him down into a cellar, 'where they ate and drank
you for a shilling a head, and there I ordered beef
stakes for two. and liquor in proportion, and E
feasted him like a lord and made him swallow is
quart of sperrits—drinking to the honor and glory
of green Erin—and whin we could get d,wn nu
more. I sat back to take a good look at the friend
and comrade of my youth. As I gated on him. by
the light of the gas, it struck me, for the first time.
that it wasn't exactly himself. Sap I. at last.
" I'm beginning to think, that you must be labor
ing under some ir.ishtake in calling yertelf
Malonoy." Says he to that, n I niter called myself
any thing of the kind." Why then," soya I.
" I'm afraid you'll turn out to be an iraposthnre.
after all. Ilid'nt you answer to the name
of Jim, when you knew yourself to be, all the
time. but a swindling blackguard t" Say he. -
answer to the name I was christened by, and that.
is Jim Farrell, and sorrow a Maloney is there cut
of the State's prison that I'd be willing to swap
names with"' "And its you, you dirty vagabond."
say I, "that hare been eating and drinking, all thik
time, at my ixpense, because I happened to
mis
take you for a jintlemanl May I niter be a glori
fied angel, if I don't put such a mark on the facet
of ye, that the whole world shall know yotr,
for a thafe and a liar, and you'll never .liumbur,
another decent man out of a supper that was pat
enough for the president"
To carry out this threat, M'Claakey blacks lbotlr
of Farrell's eyes, and to answer for this outrage,
he was placed under the usual recognizance.